Orrrr, it should've been the Day of Days. "Why?" you may ask? Well, thank you for asking. I'll explain...
It was the second Saturday behind us, I entered the area where this mini-festival took place. It carries the name 'Thuishaven', but more about that later. The first festival in what feels like a gazillion years. With the winter sun high in the sky, this day could've been the Day-of-Days, but it wasn't and it was not supposed to be. We had a great time, but more with our friends and other peeps than with the music. We knew this regarding the music (mostly boring) but joined in anyway. Possibly with the (unconscious) idea to do a warming up for the Day-of-Days.
And then, I almost missed the Day-of-Days! As you know, almost means not completely. It's very binary, either I missed it or didn't. And I didn't. Fortunately, since it turned out to be the expected Day-of-Days!
The warming up session gave me a nice little present. Being free of any virus for a very long time, some to more peeps at Thuishaven decided to get rid of some of their protein-coated DNA by offering a new home for them, the body of yours truly. "Thank you very much peeps!" Am not 100% sure, but It turned out to be a relatively normal virus we all know and encounter regularly, the one that turns our noses into waterfalls. Usually, a few days of trouble and then, back in business. But it turned out that this army of DNA and proteins is a bit tougher to fight. Rollercoaster-like adventures the two days before last Saturday made me almost miss the Day-of-Days. On the agenda: stay at home, in bed, feeling sorry for everything. Luckily I had some brain cells talking sense into me. It did help a lot a super friend did her part to get me enthusiastic. "I could not miss out on the Day of Days!" And so it happened, I collected all the energy I could find, did all the prep work needed (shower, dressing mostly) and dragged myself over to 'Thuishaven'.
What a Show it Was!
|| as it says on the board: Circus. Thuishaven can be described as a modern circus, where animals are replaced with artists...oopsy 😂
In summer this festival is like a real festival, everything is outside: dance areas, bars, food bars. This time of year, it's dressed for wintertime. Basically, all dance areas are covered with tents, from modern to circus tents. With heaters inside. It's like a real summer festival at night. You can get an impression of this festival through earlier posts: here, here, here, here, and here. Pretty perfect setup and place to be at! Don't you think?
Day of Days
Getting to the core of this post, the reason why last Saturday was the Day-of-Days. It's very simple, the lineup, the artists spinning! Two names (Sterac and Speedy J) already guaranteed the Day-of-Days. One name (Albert van Abbe): First time hearing him in a live setting, a recent discovery through his latest album (here). And one name I didn't know at all but turned out to be quite interesting: van Anh, a Dutch upcoming artist. For a minute or a bit more, you can hear Anh in the video. More names on the lineup. I could all mention them but decided to share them through a tiny photo in the comment section. Self-service reading material 😉
The saddest thing though that didn't turn the Day-of-Days into the squared version of itself, is that I started to feel not too well when the evening progressed into the late evening. No more than 15 minutes into Speedy's live-act, I had to leave for home. I needed to prevent the virus army to enter the core of what makes edje, edje... but but but... rest assured... no complaints at all... I had at least 6 hours of extreme pleasure!
|| Some heavy 'machinery' with the DJ playing behind it. Not sure why this part of the setup. During the event, the fan did turn slowly. Wondering if it'll start turning really fast when some DJ suck?
|| A little opening in the cage. Was this made on purpose? Or did the fan try breaking out before?
Spread the Vibes
Since I was already going against what others would do, njoying a festival while officially being ill, why not bend more rules? I have at least 5 invitations open to enter the Spread the Vibes thingy we have over at the tiny writing corner Q-Inspired. With my turtle speed of posting, this will take at least a few months before I can respond to all of them. So, why not combine this party video/report kinda post with a Spread the Vibes one with the happy result the 5 becomes 4 open invitations?
Let's go Shorthand this time...
Invite from:
Post to respond: An attempt to speed up the time
Music to respond: Joiku of Reindeer for Winter by Ricardo Descalzo
My Contribution: This post, The video
My Invites: 
OWWWW almost forgot my Reaction to the Share
It's too hard to describe! 😂
...ok... I try again...
What comes to mind: love the minimalistic style and the not so straightforward composition. I believe MiPiano calls the composer an experimentalist. I suppose I like experimentalists a lot, and in particular, this Joiku piece composed by Michio Mamiya played beautifully by Ricardo Descalzo. Have a listen yourself; The video I included below is for your convenience. You may also go to the original share 'An attempt to speed up the time'.
What about you? Did you have the Day of Days recently? What makes such a day for you? What puzzle pieces needs to come together for something like that to happen? What was your first event after the two years of lockdowns and semi versions of it? Share your stories with us. We like to read them, isn't HIVE peeps?! We even have a community for you to pass by with your adventures at music events. Simple click this static Q below and you are zapped to outer space, as surreal as it can get.
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